2020.05.04

Mollusk Armor

Scaly sea creatures inspire a flexible protective material

3-D-printed armor design comes from the small plates encircling a chiton mollusk. From “Bioinspired Design of Flexible Armor Based on Chiton Scales,” by M. Connors et al., in Nature Communications, Vol. 10, Article 5413; December 10, 2019

3-D-printed armor design comes from the small plates encircling a chiton mollusk. From “Bioinspired Design of Flexible Armor Based on Chiton Scales,” by M. Connors et al., in Nature Communications, Vol. 10, Article 5413; December 10, 2019

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